Jane's Addiction

[Butch Français]

Has anyone noticed on the tokyo dome shows that axl wears a janes addiction t-shirt during welcome to the jungle.

yeah, Axl was a huge JA fan.

[GeraldFord]

Anyone have the Satalite Party CD? Nuno plays guitar. Really cool, and different.

I really like the albums Nothing Shocking and RDLH. I also dug Porno for Pyros and the RHCP album One Hot Minute, with Narvaro on guitar. Didn't really care for the Strays album though. Not bad, just not up-to-par.

[mrlee]

so what did janes think of gnr?

[Wheres Izzy]

so what did janes think of gnr?

I don't know about Perry but I'm assuming Dave Navarro was somewhat of a fan of Axl seeing as how he plays on "Oh My God"

[CheapJon]

so what did janes think of gnr?

I don't know about Perry but I'm assuming Dave Navarro was somewhat of a fan of Axl seeing as how he plays on "Oh My God"

and wasn't there talking about him joining when izzy left.. but gilby joined instead for some reason

[babydolls]

so what did janes think of gnr?

I don't know about Perry but I'm assuming Dave Navarro was somewhat of a fan of Axl seeing as how he plays on "Oh My God"

last time i saw Jane's A (Big Day Out festival, australia 2003) - at the start of their set, Perry said somethin like "you know where you are", and before he could continue whatever he was saying to the crowd, Navarro played the opening couple of strums of WTTJ - big smiles all round (band included).  I know that most guitarists would prob know those chords - but it was cool that Dave just picked up on what Perry was saying and went with it.

[ibelieveinaxl]

so what did janes think of gnr?

I don't know about Perry but I'm assuming Dave Navarro was somewhat of a fan of Axl seeing as how he plays on "Oh My God"

last time i saw Jane's A (Big Day Out festival, australia 2003) - at the start of their set, Perry said somethin like "you know where you are", and before he could continue whatever he was saying to the crowd, Navarro played the opening couple of strums of WTTJ - big smiles all round (band included).? I know that most guitarists would prob know those chords - but it was cool that Dave just picked up on what Perry was saying and went with it.

dave has been quoted over the years as a big gnr fan....

[GeraldFord]

There was talk of Navaro joining GN'R when Izzy left.

If he had joined and they wrote together, that would have been cool.

[Butch Français]

they had rehearsal rooms right next to each other in the mid 80s.

[RTK]

There was talk of Navaro joining GN'R when Izzy left.

If he had joined and they wrote together, that would have been cool.

In Dave Navarro's book "Don't try this at home" he talks a bit about when Axl asked him to join GNR after Izzy left, and how he actually really wanted to join but was too afraid that he'd be seen as a sellout if he did so.

[stolat]

There was talk of Navaro joining GN'R when Izzy left.

If he had joined and they wrote together, that would have been cool.

In Dave Navarro's book "Don't try this at home" he talks a bit about when Axl asked him to join GNR after Izzy left, and how he actually really wanted to join but was too afraid that he'd be seen as a sellout if he did so.

But he did that INXS thing.

[RTK]

There was talk of Navaro joining GN'R when Izzy left.

If he had joined and they wrote together, that would have been cool.

In Dave Navarro's book "Don't try this at home" he talks a bit about when Axl asked him to join GNR after Izzy left, and how he actually really wanted to join but was too afraid that he'd be seen as a sellout if he did so.

But he did that INXS thing.

Yeah, and also joined RHCP, which were a pretty big band too, and his reality show with Carmen Electra.

[GeraldFord]

I guess he cared a lot more about his street cred in '91 than he does now!

[RTK]

I guess he cared a lot more about his street cred in '91 than he does now!

But in defense of Dave Navarro, the world is different now, and so is the fact that hes sober and off drugs now, not to mention that he did play on Oh My God.

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I like Jane's addiction but I agree, its really hard to get into at first, because their songs are all over the place and Perry Farrel's voice is mos t definitely an acquired taste.

[Falcon]

Looks like Janes might be on the way back...

Check out this from 6767.com

The Latest
So, yes... As I posted a few days ago, Jane's has been honored by NME this year and we will be accepting a lifetime achievement-like honor ? at the NME Awards at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on April 23. Perry, Stephen and I will attend the show as a band. Before the press and a few blog commenters start digging up old quotes, stories and opinions, let me tell you that the three of us have been speaking regularly have decided to focus on what's most important... The music. So, all the "But I thought you said", "But so and so said", "What about... blah, blah, blah..." is irrelevant at this point. Trust me... There is nothing anyone is going to remind us of that we don't already know. Everybody in the world has said something over the top due to an emotional charge. The bottom line is that we have been getting along great and are moving forward with our personal and musical relationships. These days, the press loves to take something great and find reason to fuck it up. That's the only way they think a story can sell. They think, "Hmmmm... This is great news and all, but it's all nice and drama free. Lemme dig up a bunch of old baggage from years ago so my editor will feature my work!" The same thinking that the news networks have had for years has found it's way into entertainment. Just watch the top stories on any channel. Anyway, we know... We lived it... No need to remind us! As it stands, we are planning on attending the awards as a unit and I really don't have anything else that is concrete to report at the moment. As soon as I do, you will be among the first ones I share it with. We are all very happy with how things are evolving!

[mrlee]

AWESOME NEWS! and im glad the guys are putting any past arguments behind them!

[Fingers]

Good news regarding Jane's Addiction-regarding Guns, I know in Slash's book he said Axl wanted Dave to join, but Dave would never show up, and Dave interviewed Gilby on his radio show last year and they talked about how Gilby got the gig-Dave did seem to say he was messed up on drugs at the time, Gilby mentioned that Axl even said to Gilby himself that he wanted Dave first

[Falcon]

Jane's Addiction to reunite for award
 
Dean Goodman
Reuters

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - All four original members of pioneering alternative rock band Jane's Addiction will bury the hatchet and reunite in Los Angeles next month to receive an award, according to the final piece of the puzzle.

Bass player Eric Avery, who has declined to play with the band since it first broke up in 1991, said on Tuesday he would perform at the inaugural NME Awards on April 23 with singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins.

His bandmates, who have resurrected Jane's Addiction several times, had previously agreed to attend the event at the El Rey Theatre, leaving Avery once again as the holdout.

The band will be honored with the "Godlike Genius Award" for its contribution to the development of alternative rock with such albums as 1988's Nothing's Shocking and 1990's Ritual de lo Habitual.

"I have always considered reunions to be a way to make a quick buck, and it sells short my own experience of it the first time around," Avery said in a statement. "The reason I started to even consider this is because it's honouring the past instead of trying to recreate it."

Avery has kept a relatively low profile since leaving Jane's Addiction and just released his first solo album.

The band, with session musician Chris Chaney in for Avery, most recently broke up following a tour to promote its 2003 album Strays. The split was acrimonious but evidently not irreparable.

In a statement on his blog published on Sunday, Navarro said he, Farrell and Perkins "have been speaking regularly (and) have decided to focus on what's most important ... The music."

His comments doubled as a preemptive strike against journalists and bloggers inclined to bring up old quotes in which the band members trashed each other.

"Everybody in the world has said something over the top due to an emotional charge," Navarro said. "The bottom line is that we have been getting along great and are moving forward with our personal and musical relationships."
 

[D]

I think there is reason there were no threads.

In my opinion, definitely one of the most overrated bands ever. I like nothing at all about them.

[mrlee]

I think there is reason there were no threads.

In my opinion, definitely one of the most overrated bands ever. I like nothing at all about them.

I cant see how you can dislike them. This band is brilliant!!!!

They do everything. and its all psychedelic tinged. They have aggression and then mellow moments. No one really sounds like janes, they have there own sound and perry farrels vocal performances are great.

They have this constant insanity within there music and i find that, very appealing.